Berkeley nanny charged with child abuse of 6-month-old baby

Ingrid Perez, 44, was charged with one felony count and one misdemeanor count of child abuse Wednesday after a family provided home surveillance footage of her allegedly physically harming their 6-month-old baby. less

Ingrid Perez, 44, was charged with one felony count and one misdemeanor count of child abuse Wednesday after a family provided home surveillance footage of her allegedly physically harming their 6-month-old ... more

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Ingrid Perez, 44, was charged with one felony count and one misdemeanor count of child abuse Wednesday after a family provided home surveillance footage of her allegedly physically harming their 6-month-old baby. less

Ingrid Perez, 44, was charged with one felony count and one misdemeanor count of child abuse Wednesday after a family provided home surveillance footage of her allegedly physically harming their 6-month-old ... more

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Berkeley nanny charged with child abuse of 6-month-old baby

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A nanny was arrested and charged with child abuse after surveillance footage showed her physically assaulting a 6-month-old baby in the Berkeley home of a family she worked for, officials said Thursday.

Ingrid Perez, 44, of Richmond, was charged Wednesday with one felony count and one misdemeanor count of child abuse, officials said.

The baby was taken to a local hospital and examined for injuries. No injuries were reported.

The infant’s family provided officers with footage of Perez physically abusing the child about 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Surveillance video shows Perez hitting, slapping, throwing, dragging and forcing the baby boy’s head into his bed causing him to cry uncontrollably, according to an arrest report.

The video from Oct. 19 shows Perez making a fist and using her knuckles on the back of the baby boy’s head, “as if she is knocking on a door” as he continues to cry, the report reads.

Perez was taken into custody Sunday as she was on her way to another child-care job.

She’s worked as a nanny for a number of families over the past ten years, police said.

The families that Perez worked for were contacted by police to determine if there were any other victims connected to Perez, police added.